Utrecht vs Groningen

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🕒 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Galgenwaard 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Nagtegaal 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Utrecht 6 · Groningen 9
Referee Stats
23 matches · 2.74 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.74
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.39
Over 4.5 cards 22%
Home wins 52%
Draws 17%
Away wins 30%

Team Overview

Utrecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 13
Avg: 1.82 / 0.76

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 27
Avg: 1.29 / 1.59

Points

23
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.94
PPG
1.35
1.82
GF
1.29
0.76
GA
1.59
41%
O2.5
47%
47%
BTTS
59%
65%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

Utrecht rank6th
Groningen rank9th
Utrecht points53
Groningen points48
Utrecht: #6 · 53 pts · GD +13
12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Groningen: #9 · 48 pts · GD +4
17 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Utrecht last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals12-1
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Groningen last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Utrecht score at home82%
Utrecht clean sheet at home35%
Groningen score away82%
Groningen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Utrecht score first65%
Utrecht win after scoring first64%
Groningen score first41%
Groningen win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Utrecht 40% · Groningen 38%
Avg first goal minute: Utrecht 34.0' · Groningen 32.4'

Vs league average

Utrecht score at home1.82 vs 1.80
Utrecht concede at home0.76 vs 1.38
Groningen score away1.29 vs 1.38
Groningen concede away1.59 vs 1.80
Utrecht score 1% above league average, while Groningen score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Utrecht are 44% below league average at home, and Groningen are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Utrecht goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
61-75 7
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 0

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2

Match Statistics

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
42'
42' M. Peersman
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ V. Barkas
1st substitution · For: M. Brouwer
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. van den Berg
2nd substitution · For: S. Haller
55'
55' Y. Taha
70' ⚽
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70' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
M. Rente
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Resink
73' ⚽
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73' ⚽ VAR
M. Rente
Goal confirmed
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Miguel Rodríguez
3rd substitution · For: C. Bozdoğan
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ A. Blake
4th substitution · For: M. Jonathans
76' ↑↓
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76' ⇄ N. Viergever
5th substitution · For: D. Murkin
78' ↑↓
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78' ⇄ D. van der Werff
1st substitution · For: T. Land
80' ↑↓
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80' ⇄ M. Rente
2nd substitution · For: Tyrique Mercera
86' ↑↓
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86' ⇄ Y. Taha
3rd substitution · For: O. Zawada
88'
88' O. Zawada
90+2'
90+2' S. Resink

Utrecht vs Groningen 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Groningen beat Utrecht 1-0 on Sunday, 14 September 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal. It was played at Stadion Galgenwaard.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Peersman received a yellow card for Groningen at 42'.

Second half: Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Barkas replacing M. Brouwer. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. van den Berg replacing S. Haller. Y. Taha received a yellow card for Groningen at 55'. Groningen took the lead at 70' when M. Rente scored, with the assist credited to S. Resink, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 73' for Groningen (Goal confirmed). Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Miguel Rodríguez replacing C. Bozdoğan. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 76', with A. Blake replacing M. Jonathans. Utrecht made their 5th substitution at 76', with N. Viergever replacing D. Murkin. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 78', with D. van der Werff replacing T. Land. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 80', with M. Rente replacing Tyrique Mercera. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Y. Taha replacing O. Zawada. O. Zawada received a yellow card for Groningen at 88'. S. Resink received a yellow card for Groningen at 90+2'.

Utrecht used 5 substitutions while Groningen used 3 substitutions. Groningen got 4 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins9
Draws6
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals11 (55.0%)
BTTS13 (65.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

Utrecht vs Groningen Head-to-Head History by Season